The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-08
GEORGIA's CAPITAL CITY.
The County Commissioners Fix the
Wholesale Liquor License at S l 900.

The County Commissioners Fix the
Wholesale Liquor License at S 600.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. THE County
Commissioners held an important meeting
to-day, in which the wholesale liquor
license was fixed. Under the old regime the
license was only S25. 1t was expected this
board would raise it. but the actual raise has
created a sensation in anti-prohibitiOn cir
cleS. The majority of the board, AIessrs.
kiser, Adair and Hunnicutt, are Prohihi-
tionists. The other two, Messrs. Collins and
Wilson, are wet men. The highest license
proposed was $500. 1t was finally fixed
by a strict wet and dry vote at 81 800. The
only application for license put in prior to
this meeting, was Joseph Thompson, but
the high license has dased him.
woN'T PAY
Mayor Cooper, who is clerk of the board,
remarked TO the Commissioners after they
had fixed the license that Mr.. Thompson,
would not pay them cent, but would take
out city retail license. The Anti-Pro-
hibitionists speak of raising the legal ques-
tion whether the County Commissioners
have a right to fix wholesale license when
the business is carried on in the city limits
The fixing of the wholesale license fee was
a concession made to the county by the city
some years ago In the meantime there
will probably be no wholesale licenses
issued at present.
THE TREAsuRER'S REPORT.
The quarterly report of the State Treas
urer for the quarter ending Sept 30, was
filed with the Governor to-day. The receipts
for the quarter were $l61, ,2l7 %. The dis
bursements were $159,343 IS. The balance
on that day was S349, 1862 3S. June 80 the
balance was $341 ,SS9 03.
The public acts of the last Legislature
have not been published by the State
Printer, owing to the exhaustion of the
printing fund. This state of affairs is caus-
ing great lnconvenience. Almost daily re-
quests are made by Superior Courts for "A
copy of the act disqualifyng certain county
officials as grand jurors during their term.
The officials disqualified by the act are
County Commissioners, Tax Receivers, Tax
Collectors, members of the County Boards
of Education, County School Commission
ers, Ordinaries and Treasurers.
THE LITERARY CONVICT ESCAPES
J. W Livingston, of Muscogee county,
a convict in the camp on the Atlanta and
Hawxinsville railroad, near Barnesville,
escaped Saturday. Livingston managed
to keep in the hospital, and being of n
literary turn devoted himself to writing
letters and essays of an original character
to penitentiary officials here, some of which
IOullu buelE way luJO no
of his escape is a mystery, as he had a dis
eased foot which prevented his getting
about.
The receipts at the Treasury from taxes
to-day were $137,S ,S41, Of which Chatham
contributed So, 500.
The following Supreme Court decisions
were handed down today:
Merk VS.. the American Freehold Land
Mortgage Company; from Hall. Affirmed.
Howard VS.. Mumford; from Barlow
Affirmed.
Eight cases from the Cherokee circuit
were argued to-day, leaving eighteen in that
circuit.
The municipal election for two Aldermen
passed off quietly. A comparatively light
vote was polled.
The election hinged upon the prohibition
question The Ants had out straight
ticket, while the Prohibitionists ran com
binaton ticket The election was warmly
contested, and resulted in decisive victory
for the Ants, their average majority being
about 600 This gives the Ants complete
control of the city.
The count has progressed slowly, and at
midnight the returns are just in from all
the wards, but sufficient are at hand to show
the election of the straight Anti-Prohibition
ticket, as follows: Aldermen, Albert How
ell. Jacob Haas; councilmen James NJ
Stephens, P X. Moran James G. Woodard,
Sampson A. Morris, Andrew p. Thompson,
Martin Amorous, of the six wards respect
lively. When the new members go in the
vets will have a clear winning majority in
the Council